Brother Voltaire

November 21st 1694 – May 30th 1778

Member of:

Lodge of the Nine Sisters, Paris, France

French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state.

Laid to rest in the Pantheon in Paris

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Famous Freemason Voltaire